First of all I'm not any sort of professional and I'm not trying to sell
you on a pheasant farm. Here the grouse and woodcock have both
been hard going too. For as far as a dog catching a bird it can happen,
and it doesn't have to be at a pheasant farm.( mine has caught 4 wild birds from Robins to blackbirds my fault thinking he couldn't and it took
about six months to fix it ) But if you call them they can make suggestions and can set the birds out anyway you like. Good Luck